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Table 19.2 This table includes a brief summary of available resources related to quality improve-
ment and patient safety education for residents, educators, or program directors

Resource Description Webpage

ACS Division of

Education

Educational material and online

modules for independent study

Various topics in QI, patient safety,

and error prevention

Access to ACS fundamentals of

surgery online curriculum and

Surgical Education Self-

Assessment Program (SESAP)

http://www.facs.org/education

SCORE (Surgical

Council on Resident

Education)

Educational videos, online modules

for independent study

Self-assessment questions available

http://www.surgicalcore.org

APDS (Association for

Program Directors in

Surgery)

Organized information and

reference material for program

directors in surgical training

programs

Useful for program directors,

clerkship directors, surgical

educators

http://www.apds.org

ASE (Association for

Surgical Education)

Organized information regarding

curricular development

Useful for program directors,

clerkship directors, surgical

educators

http://www.surgicaleducation.com

SSH (Society for

Simulation in

Healthcare)

Directory of simulation resources,

online courses, and videos

Memberships available for

purchase

http://www.ssih.org

IHI (Institute for

Healthcare

Improvement)

Complete curriculum in healthcare-

specific quality improvement and

patient safety through Open School

online modules and project- based

learning

http://www.ihi.org

AUA (American

Urological Association)

Access to guidelines and

educational resources related to

urology

http://www.auanet.org

While some resources are surgery specific, others offer general educational materials that may be
integrated into surgery training programs [ 16 ]. More information is available at respective
websites

hosts intermittent quality improvement summits to address important quality-
related topics, the most recent of which addressed shared decision making and
prostate cancer screening. The AUA is an example of many successful surgical
specialty organizations that are not only focused on QI/PS but also provide a num-
ber of resources to providers [ 43 ].
There are many other available resources available to trainees and clinical educa-
tors, many of which are summarized in Table 19.2 [ 16 ].

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